Burial case



May 8, 1928.4 v 1,669,330

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Patented May 8, 1928.

insana WILLIAM J. ILEEMAN, onv sr.y :rosnrmmnrssounn BURIAL CASE.

)Application med prix `21,

This invention relates to a shipping and burial case for caskets, and has foriits objgect to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, an air tight and' water proof case of the class referred to for not only protecting a casket when shipped, but lfurther for preserving Gaskets especially of the inexpensive and non-metallic types, when buried, whereby the use of expensive'metallic caslets can be dispensed 'with andthereby affording persons of limited means to purchase corn*- paratively inexpensive cases, in accordance with this invention, to preserve the'caskets for their dead. p v

Further objects of the invention are to provide in a manner as hereinafterset f rth, a case of the class referred to which simple in its construction and arrangement, strong, durable, air tight, Water proof, thoroughly efficient-in its use, and kcompara- VVith 'the foregoing and other objects in view, lthe invention consists of thenovel construction, combination and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter more specifically described and illustrated 'inthe accompanying drawing, wherein is shown an embodiment of the invention, but it is to `be understood that changesvariations and modifications can beir resorted tol Which fall Within the,` scope of the claim hereunto appended. n

lnthe drawings, wherein like reference characters .denote corresponding'- parts throughout the several vicWs:--

Figure l is a side elevation of alvs'hipping and vburial casein accordance with this, invention.

Figure is broken away.l Y y Figure 3 is a sect-ion on the line 8-3- of Figure 2. y f j` Y A shipping and burial case in accordance a top' plan thereof partly v` with this invention, comprises a body poi'- "tion inthe form of an outer open top metal- The casing 1 is constructed of sheet met-al 8 atthe inner end of the leg 7,

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1926. i Serial No. 103,560.

of the desired thickness, and each of the and transversely corrugated to form ak corrugated panel 5. Each panel lis of less width and less length than its respective Wall and so disposed whereby the Wall will Walls thereof as well as its bottom is inset beV surrounded throughout by aplane porytion y6 of appropriate Width and Which yprojects outwardly from the panel 5, Each of the walls ofy the casing l, at its upper end,

is provided with an inwardly extending flange at the top thereoef. The flange of one wall merges into the ilangeof an adjacent Wall whereby the flange is continuous at the top ofthe casing. The flange is formed with a. horizontally disposed leg 7 and a depending vertically The intermediate casing 2 includesa pair of sides anda pair of endy Walls and a bottom.` The Walls of the'casing 2 larefconstructed from Wood and the latter is treated Withereosote and tar tofact as a preservative l The casing 2, on its inner face and atits top is rabbeted throughout to provide `a continuous ledge 9 and a vertically disposed abutment l0. The ledge 9, at its inner side, is cutaway to form a seat! 11'. When the casing` 2 is positionedin the casing l, the leg Sof thel flangeforined atythe top of the casing; l, is'positioned against the abutment l0 and the leg 7 of the flange is posi- L fioned'pover and spaced from the top edge of thel casing f2t The inner casing 3 includes a pair of sides and a pair of end Walls "and a bottom. The sides and end Walls of the casing 3,*at the top thereof, are formed With outwardly eXtendinfrrightangular disposed flangeslQ. The

`flange l2 ofone Wall merges intoithe flange 12 of an adjacent wall whereby the flange is con- -tinuous and Which is mounted on the ledge 9 spaced abovet-he seat ll, and engaged bythe leg 8 formed at the top of the outside casing l. The continuous ang'e at the topof the leasing 3 isA formed With spaced openings 13 l-ffor a purpose to be presently referred to.

`The sides kand end Walls and the bottom of thecasinc- 8 are transversely corrugated extending leg throughout. The leg 8, in connection 'with c the flange l2,V provides vertically disposed `continuous abutment and a horizontally 'dis- M posed seat at the top of the body portion and with said horizontally disposed `seat positioned below the top edge of said body porvthe intermediate Wooden portion 23. yreinforcing member 22 1s fixedly secured to Owing to the manner of setting up the metallic casings 1 and 3, that is provided with corrugations, air spaces or channels provided betweenthe non-metallic and the metallic easings so as to preserve the casing 2 as the latter .is constructed from wood.

The top 4 consists of :a Wooden intermediate section 13l a corrugated metallic inner section 14 and a corrugated metallic outer section 15. The sections 14 and 15 are so constructed and arranged as to completely enclose the edges of the sect-ion 13. The top Vlcorresponds in contour to the shape of `either one of the casings, but it is of less length and of less Width than the casing 1. The top 4 is of such size, when in closure position, as to have its edges snugly 4engage the leg8 of the continuous flange formed at t-he top of the casing` 1. The top 4 at its ysides `and -ends is provided with vertical open- -ings 16 which align with the openings 13 `formed in the flange 12.

When the top 4is mounted in closure position, it is not in contact with the lflange 12,

"but'it is mounted on a compressible gasket 16 positioned throughout the flange 12 and yabutting against the leg 8 of the'flange of the easing 1. The leg` S of the fiange of the casing 1 is seated on the flange 12 of the easing 3. The gasketl is formed from any suitable resilient material, such as rubber, is substantiallyv eti-extensive With the flange 12, and is formed with spaced openings 19 which kaline with the openings 13 and 16.

The seat 11 provides a clearance for the heads 19 of rows of vertically extending bolts 2O Which project through the openings 13', 18 and 16 and further extend a substantial `distance above the cover 4. The bolts 2O are coupled with the intermediate casing 2 Vby the flange 12 of the inner casing 3. The heads of the bolts 2O are mounted against the/seat 11 and which is overlapped by the flange 12 of the casing 3. Carried on the upper ends of the bolts 20 are butterfly nuts 21 for clamping the top 4 in closure position as Well as for compressing the gasket y17'to provide an air tight seal. rThe butterfly nuts 211'Wheny removed from the bolts 20 Will allow of the top 4 to be removed from closure position.

The top 4 has secured tothe upper -face thereof` a rectangular reinforcing member 22 constructed from an intermediate portion 23 of Wood, an inner metallic portion 24 and en outer metallic portion 25. The metallic portions of the member 22 are transversely ranged to completely enclose the edges yof The the upper face of the top 4 in any suitable mannen and has each end provided with a pair of hand grips 26` to'permit of theconvenient removal of the top 4 from closure position, when the nuts. 21 are removed from the upper ends of the bolts 20.

Arranged at each side of the casing 1 is a series of spaced handles 27 and positioned against each end of the casing 1 is a handle yisy to be understood theyI can be of other contour. Preferably the intermediate casing is formed of Wood, but 1t can be set up Vfrom vany other non-metallic material, such as vsheet rock, cletoX, corrugated paper, cork, `Wood pulp or compressed vegetable.

It is to be understood that a composite sectional body portion, in accordance ywith this invention, is applicable for use othertha-n solely to a combined shipping and burial lase. for example various'forms of receptacles, containers or storage compartments.

A burial case in accordance with this invention will not only protect a casket when shipped, but Will further preserve an inexpensive and non-metallic casket. wvl-ien buried, under such conditions disposing with the use of expensive metallic Gaskets and therebyaford persons of limited means to preserve inexpensive Gaskets for their dead, and th-erebyit is= thoughtthe many advantages of a burial case, in accordance with vthis 1nvention,can be readily understood,

particularly in view of the fact thatl itis air tight and -Water proof, and although the preferred embodiment ofthe inventionis `as illustrated and described, yet it is understood that advantages in the detailsof constructioncan be had Which'Will fall vwithin the-scope of the invention as claimed.

What I claim is A burial casket coniprising nested outer, inner and intermediate container' sections each including a bottom and a pair of side and a pair of end Wallssai'd inner and outer sections formed of metallic material and said intermediate section non-metallic, the Walls and Abottom of the outer section having an inset corrugated portion, the side and end walls of said inner sect-ion corrugated throughout,-said outer and inner sections of greater heightthan the Walls ofthe intermediate section and extending .above and WILLIAM J. FLEEMAN. 

